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Henry William Woltman
American physician, 1889-1964.
Associated eponyms:
Kernohan-Woltman syndrome
False localising ipsilateral hemiparesis in which the free edge of the tentorium compresses the contralateral crus cerebri in the midbrain.
Woltman's sign of hypothyroidism
Characteristic slow recovery phase of an elicited deep tendon reflex.
Biography:
Henry William Woltman was associate professor at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
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